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Apply for Dutch license number for non-EU or non-EFTA country vehicle

If you have purchased a vehicle in a non-European Union (EU) or non-EFTA country and you want to drive it in the Netherlands, first you have to apply for a Dutch license number. The vehicle needs to be approved by RDW in order to be able to drive the Dutch roads.

As most of these vehicles were not manufactured according to Dutch or European type-approval, inspection cannot take place at the RDW inspection station. Special equipment, needed for the inspection, is only available at the RDW test centre in Lelystad. Therefore, inspection has to take place there. Costs are approximately €650 for a moped and approximately €1,050 for a passenger car or light company car, provided the vehicle is approved the first time around.

More information about importing/approval inspection of a vehicle that was manufactured on or after 01-01-1998, originating from a non-EU/non-EFTA country can be found on the Special individual approvals page.